Regional Project Controls Manager

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Alabama, +10 more states.

📋 Description

• Oversee PMO projects valued between $10 million and $250 million

• Assist with routine outages, planned maintenance, expansions, and emergency work

• Develop and maintain comprehensive L3 and L4 PMO project schedules

• Input budgets, monitor actual expenses, and estimate at-complete costs for significant PMO outages

• Analyze contractual payment conditions and formulate payment schedules

• Ensure client invoices are generated in accordance with contractual stipulations and project advancement

• Travel to project sites for cost audits and to engage with project teams and vendors

• Provide support to site planners, remote planners, and cost resources as a subject matter expert

• Guide and cross-train team members on scheduling and cost management

• Indirectly oversee and define the scope for roughly 4–6 third-party resources

• Monitor vendor expenses and cash flows alongside Project Managers, procurement, regional resources, and management

• Adjust vendor payments based on the progression of projects

• Create standard scopes of work in Primavera for boiler outages, turbine/generator outages, and PMO projects

• Facilitate regional planning refreshes biannually

• Compile regional monthly reviews of costs, schedules, and cash flows

• Ensure project dashboard KPIs are accurate and complete in line with the company calendar

• Conduct team calls and meetings as required

• Complete summaries of Post Outage Reviews, including improvement actions, best practices, and lessons learned

• Report to the Project Controls Director

⛳️ Requirements

• A 4-year college degree is preferred; candidates with a minimum of 2 years of direct experience may be considered with a High School Diploma or equivalent

• Previous experience in outage planning and cost tracking is preferred

• A solid understanding of power plant operations is desirable

• Experience in Project Controls

• Proven ability to create cost-loaded schedules and track prior outage expenses

• Experience in on-site management of large, complex outages regarding cost and schedule

• Capability to report on outage performance to senior management

• Proficiency in Primavera or Microsoft Project

• Strong skills in Microsoft Office, particularly Excel, including spreadsheets, modeling, and pivot tables

• Advanced proficiency in Access is preferred

• Financial expertise, including project budgeting, actual cost monitoring, and forecasting completion estimates

• Effective communication skills with management at all levels

• Understanding of the cost implications associated with schedule adjustments and critical path effects

• Ability to compile and update planning documentation

• Strong presentation skills

• Experience in planning and managing multiple projects through various phases

• Ability to delegate tasks and manage external resources against established KPIs

• Capability to mentor and train team members

• Willingness to travel to assigned facilities, with an average travel requirement of around 50%

• Physical ability to climb ladders and scaffolding, and navigate confined spaces

• Ability to walk, sit, climb, balance, crawl, and kneel

🏝️ Benefits

• Medical coverage

• Prescription drug coverage

• Vision coverage

• Dental coverage

• FSA

• HSA

• Short- and long-term disability benefits

• 401(k) plan with up to 7% company match

• Company-paid life and AD&D insurance

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

• Paid parental leave

• Paid time off

• Paid holidays

• Educational assistance

• Reasonable accommodation for disabilities